The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-10-21
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Sherif's Election Notice.
TO THE JUDGES OF ELECTION AND
VOTERS OF PRINCE GEORGES
COUNTY.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the
IN judges of Election and the Voters Of
Prince Georges County, that All Election viii
be held on
Tuesday, the 9Th Day of Nov 81
at the usual places of voting in the several
Election Districts, for the purp)sa of c!oo :
ing the following off, ers, viz
One person to be Governor of the State Of
Maryland one person to he Comptroller OF
the Treasury of the State Of MarJ land one
person to be Attorney General of the Safe OF
Maryland three persons to represent Prince
Georges County in the House of Delegates of
Maryland one person to be Treasurer for
Prince Georges county one person to be
States Attorney for Prince Georges county
one person to be Sheriff for Prince Georges
county three persons to be Judges of the Or
phans' Court for Prince Georges county five
persons to be County Commissioners tof
Prince Georges county ; one person to be sur
yeyt r for Prince Georges county.
The polls of said Election will be opened
IN each and every Election District Of said
county, at the usual places of holding the polls
at eight O'Clock, A. n, and will close at o.
CLOCK, ~, when the ballots shall be opened
and publicly counted.
And the election to be held is for the fur
tier purpose of deciding by ballot whether Of
| not a State Convention shall be held for the
| purposes set forth and explained in the follow
ing enactment passed ~ last Maryland I.esis-
| al,lre:
CHAPTER lia.
! AN ACT to provide for taking at the genera
election to be held in the year eighteen hun
dred and eighty-seven, the sense of The peo-
pie in regard to calling a convention for al
| tering the Constitution, or framing new
one, according to provisions Of article four
teen, section two, of the Constitution.
SECTION /. BE It endcted by the General As
sen,bly Of Maryland, That at the gent raj elect
ion to be held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, eighteen hundred
and Gightyseven, at the same places where
county and city elections are now held by
law for The election of Delegates to the Cen
eFal Assembly, every person e,;title! to vote
Oh the question Of q call Of convention for
altering the Constitution, or framing new
one, by expressing In writing Of in printed
form the words "For Convention" OF
Against Convention" as the case may be,
and in case there shall be any ballots without
, the designation above prescribed, the same
! shall not be counted for or against conven-
| ton, hut seperata return shall be made by
the Judges OF Election; anl it is thereby pro-
vided that the Sherlfis Of the several couIties
and the Sheriff of Baltimore city shall give no
tice OF the day above designated for holding
said election for call of a convention in the
| same manner and for the same time as required
! for po.ica a. the election OF members Of the
General Assembly.
SEQ. .. That it shall lie tEe duts Of the sew
era Judges of Elections Of this Stale 10 RECEIVE,
accurately count, and duly return the number
of ballots so cast to the several Clerks of the
counties of this State and the Clerk of the
Superior Court Ct Baltimore city as the same
are now required to be returned for the election
of Members of the House of Delegates, and
! the seylral Clerks aforesaid shall return to the
Governor within ten days after said election
the number OF ballots cast fos sn.. against the
call for a convention aud the number Of bal
lots without the designation aforesaid.
SEC. ;. That as soon as the Governor shall
receive the return of the number of ballots at
SAID election for and against convention and
/, co. the number of ballots without the prescrib-
ed designa.,cn, which may be termed blank
ballots, it shall be the dirty ofthe Governor to
count and cast up the sans, ana tll..rarpon
make proclamation Of the result Of said count
SEC. 4. That in case of the refusal or neg
lect of any Judge Of Election or Of any Clerk
OF Of Gny Sheriff aforesaid, to make any OF
the returns Or to pei form any Of the duties lie.
quired of them b5 th..s AFT, sgch Judge. Clerk,
or Sherih so refusing or neglec:.tlg shat be
liable to indictment for such olieace, and up
on conviction thereof shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and shall be sentenced to
pay fine of not less than one thousand dol
lars and Imprisonment in tn, Jail of the coun-
~ ar city where such offence may have been
committed Tor term of not less than six
months.
AnproyaI March d 1896